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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Broadway’s Best Plays Announces “Spotlight on Plays” Series by American Theatre Editors

The series will feature star-studded readings to benefit the Actors Fund.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:53PM

In Chuck Mee’s ‘Utopia,’ Heaven Is a Place on Earth by American Theatre Editors

His new play, debuting virtually via Cutting Ball Theater, envisions a world beyond conflict and judgment, which for him is a kind of realism.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:15PM

Tiffani Gavin at the O’Neill: Not a Program, a Priority by American Theatre Editors

As an experienced leader taking the helm of a unique American theatre institution, she finds it uniquely suited to her gifts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:31PM

Ford, Mellon Award $1 Million to Disability Futures Fellowships by American Theatre Editors

20 artists, performers, writers, and creators from around the country will receive $50,000 each.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Indiana Rep Announces Updated 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company will partner with WFYI Public Media to capture and stream virtual performances.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PM

Turn Off Your Phone, Check Your Mailbox by American Theatre Editors

From sci-fi mysteries to history lessons, theatremakers are putting their own stamp on snail mail exchanges.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PM
Friday, October 9, 2020

Online This Week: Forests, First Ladies, Endless Quarantine by American Theatre Editors

A Lynn Nottage festival, audio plays galore, a few Shakespeares, kids' stuff, and so much more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:03PM

NEA, American Theatre Wing Announce Songwriting Winners by American Theatre Editors

The 2020 recipients include 12 high school student composers from across the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:06AM
Thursday, October 8, 2020

1st Stage Announces Commissions of Solo Work by American Theatre Editors

The Virginia company has commissioned 11 artists from across the country to develop new solo works.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:55PM

Taylor Mac Wins International Ibsen Award by American Theatre Editors

Thee $300,000 prize will be celebrated with a livestream performance of 'Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:53PM

Managing Director Amy Wratchford to Leave American Shakespeare Center by American Theatre Editors

Wratchford has served as ASC's managing director since May 2010.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PM

SITI Company Announces Final Season, Legacy Plan by American Theatre Editors

After three decades of form-breaking work, the influential company is folding up regular business and creating a comprehensive living archive.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:51PM

What Plays Are You Going Back To? A Playwrights’ Reading List by American Theatre Editors

We asked a number of TCG-published authors which plays they're reading---or not reading---during this time of crisis.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:39PM

Bryan Fonseca, Always Creating, Creating, Creating by American Theatre Editors

For decades, the founder of the Phoenix Theatre and Fonseca Theatre made exciting theatre in Indianapolis, and he had more in store.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:31PM

Company One Announces 22nd Season by American Theatre Editors

The company hopes to return to in-person performances in summer 2021 with a play from Inda Craig-Galván.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:44PM
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Marin Theatre Company Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The 54th season will be a mix of virtual and live productions, and will feature three world premieres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:09PM

Center Theatre Group Announces 2020-21 Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The company's virtual platform will feature archived stage productions, audio plays, and new works by the CTG Creative Collective.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:11PM

Taking the Heat, and Leading Through Crises, at Oregon Shakes by American Theatre Editors

In her and her team's first season at OSF, Nataki Garrett has faced COVID and wildfires, challenges that have only intensified their ties to the community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM

Jose Solís: The Critic as Cheerleader, and Critics’ Lab Leader by American Theatre Editors

Solís, who has been leading a BIPOC Critics Lab on his own steam, will lead one under Kennedy Center's auspices next month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:41AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Tidtaya Sinutoke Wins 2020 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award by American Theatre Editors

The award celebrates female composers and comes with a $10,000 grant.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:50PM

Alliance Theatre Offers Anti-Bias Training Courses by American Theatre Editors

Trainings based in theatre learning strategies are available for corporations, nonprofits, educators, and families.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:31PM

NEFA Announces 2020 National Theater Project Awardees by American Theatre Editors

This year the New England Foundation for the Arts has awarded over $1 million to support 10 new works.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:07PM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From an Afrocentric pageant by W.E.B. Du Bois to the founding of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1960, October has been a busy month for theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:04PM

Larissa FastHorse Named MacArthur Fellow by American Theatre Editors

The playwright of 'The Thanksgiving Play' is known for creating space for Indigenous artists and stories.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Monday, October 5, 2020

A Virtual Festival, But Is It Still the Fringe? A Report From Philly by American Theatre Editors

The beloved annual festival, and its spinoff Philly Free Fringe, managed to bring together, and often activate, online audiences.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PM

Kitchen Theatre Company Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature a variety of online offerings and a world premiere from Kara-Lynn Vaeni.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:49PM

The Black Seed Receives $5 million Mellon Foundation Gift by American Theatre Editors

This lead gift supports an initiative led by Brooklyn's Billie Holiday Theatre and aimed at allowing Black theatres to thrive.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:20PM

Philadelphia Theatre Company Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The virtual season will include a production and conversation series led by new resident artist Jeffrey Page.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:17PM

Playwrights Horizons Names Natasha Sinha Associate AD by American Theatre Editors

Sinha will join the company in January, leaving her current position at Signature Theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:02PM

Theater Alliance Leads 2020 Helen Hayes Awards by American Theatre Editors

Theater Alliance's production of 'Blood at the Root' took home 7 awards in this year's virtual ceremony.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:53PM
Thursday, October 1, 2020

AAPAC Report Reveals Larger Pattern of Inequities in NY Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The report shows that white actors, directors, and writers were overrepresented on Broadway and on nonprofit stages.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:18PM

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